Mead
fermentations are typically slow - no need to worry about the
academic
hypothesis of CO2 bubbles stripping away aromatics.
So if you get caught in the rain, is it better to run quickly to shorten
the time (although hitting more raindrops) or walk slowly, hitting fewer
raindrops yet being in the rain for a longer amount of time?
The smartest people take the skyway and avoid the rain alltogether. And
this gets us back to my recommendation of adding more honey if needed after
fermentation and adding sorbate and sulfite to prevent subsequent
fermentation.
More honey initially won't make for a faster fermentation but feeding a
fermentation does draw out the process. Mead fermentation doesn't adhere to
a mathematical equation. It is really quite different than brewing.
Christopher Hadden
http://www.aboutmead.com/
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